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March 2, 2011

Jumping from a Plane: I Can Do All Things Through Christ

In 1998 I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. Well, at least the skydiving company told me it was a perfectly good airplane, but once we left the ground and headed for 10,000 ft elevation, I started to have my doubts. It was a...

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January 20, 2011

Contented – A Poem

Focusing on what we have instead of what we don’t have creates a thankful heart. Having a thankful heart leads to being contented with the blessings we have been given. When we trust in God to provide that which we need, we can be content no...

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December 9, 2010

The Humble King

Last week I downloaded a new Christmas album from Amazon.com that has a variety of artist on it. I’ve really been enjoying the new versions of some of my old favorites. But there is a song on this album that is new. It’s by a band called...

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October 27, 2010

He Must Increase

Have you ever known a Christian leader who was less than perfect? Even if you don’t know one personally, you’ve surely heard of Jim Bakker or Ted Haggard. Sometimes Christians will leave the faith because they are discouraged by the fall of a charismatic leader...

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September 27, 2010

Let Peace Replace Worry

What is the most important thing in life? Is it money? Food? Shelter? Family? Friends? All of these things are important, but they are not the most important. They are not worth worrying about, because worry doesn’t help us obtain any of these things that...

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September 23, 2010

Harvesting Carefully

Yesterday I wrote about the harvest and related the harvest Jesus spoke of in Matthew 9 to harvesting peas, green beans, and pears. As I was writing, another idea came to me about harvesting berries, but it didn’t really fit with the theme of yesterday’s...

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September 15, 2010

Growing Seeds of Faith

A while back I posted about growing my new lawn and how growing seeds of faith takes the right balance of truth and love. Looking at my lawn this morning, I few more thoughts came to me about seeds of faith and how they grow. But...

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August 18, 2010

My Prayer for You

 Today I was reading Philippians, and when I was reading the first chapter I was reminded of all my fellow Christians. I thought of those with whom I fellowship and worship at my local church, some of whom I know read my blog on occasion....

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